(Definition of âchamberâ from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press) chamber in American English See all translations
A book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records. ledger (Noun). : A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits. ledger (Noun). : A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to the building.
The general ledger represents a combination of a number of journals, which might include the cash receipt journal, the cash payments journal, the sales journal, the sales returns journal, the purchases journal, the purchases returns journal, and the general journal.